Tokyo court rules AI copy of actor's voice violated his rights

The Tokyo district court ruled that a person's voice is protected under publicity rights, finding an AI-cloned voice of actor Kenjiro Tsuda infringed his rights. The court dismissed his request to force TikTok to remove the videos, as the user had already deleted them.

• Tokyo court for the first time recognized a voice as protected by publicity rights
• Actor Kenjiro Tsuda sued over 188 videos using an AI copy of his voice
• The account had over 200,000 subscribers and earned up to ¥500,000 a month
• TikTok said it will study the ruling and keep balancing tech and rights